CQ Voting Studies are an annual analysis of a member's support or opposition to a given position. Interest Group Ratings are based on rankings from groups chosen to represent liberal, conservative, business and labor viewpoints.Voting Participation scores are based on the number of times a member voted "yea" or "nay" on roll call votes (not including quorum calls in the House). CQ Vote Studies Year Presidential Support Party Unity   S* O* S O 1998 82% 13% 94% 3% 1997 79 17 86 3 1996 86 10 90 4 1995 80 17 87 6 1994 74 18 90 4 1993 83 10 90 3 1992 13 57 76 1 1991 25 64 86 3 1990 14 79 92 2 S=Support; O=Oppose
Voting Participation Year % 1998 92 1997 91 1996 94 1995 92 1994 93 1993 93 1992 76 1991 88 1990 92	Interest Groups Year ADA AFL-CIO CCUS ACU 1998 100% n/a 35% 0 % 1997 80 100 33 13 1996 85 82 31 0 1995 90 100 25 13 1994 90 71 50 0 1993 80 100 20 13 1992 70 91 33 0 1991 85 100 20 10 1990 94 100 15 0
Note on Interest Groups: ADA=Americans for Democratic Action; AFL-CIO=American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations; CCUS=Chamber of Commerce of the United States; ACU=American Conservative Union

NEW YORK 5 : Northeast Queens; northern Nassau and Suffolk counties

After redistricting in 1992, New York's Queens-based 7th transformed into the 5th, which skirts the North Shore from Queens to Suffolk County. Formerly a Democratic stronghold in multiracial Queens, the 5th became a competitive district that includes some of the nation's richest communities.

The 5th has a small minority population, most of which consists of Asian communities centered around Flushing. Numerous Jewish residents, throughout the district, contribute to the district's Democratic flavor. New York City Democrats have a slight edge in voter registration over heavily Republican Suffolk County residents, and the 5th's longtime Democratic representative easily won re-election in 1996 and '98. Clinton won the 5th by a near 30-percent margin in 1996.

Although pockets of low-income neighborhoods exist in the 5th, it remains one of New York's most affluent districts. Many of the district's residents commute to white-collar jobs outside the 5th, but the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, Queens College in Flushing, Newsday in Melville and several major corporations contribute to the economy.

Major Industry
Higher education, health care, small business

Population
581,073 (1990)

Cities
New York (pt.), 292,475; Commack (unincorporated), 27,881; East Northport (unincorporated), 20,411 (1990)

People
99% urban; 15% age 65+ (ranks fifth of 31 in state; top third nationally); 63% married couples, 27% married couples with children; 35% college educated (ranks third of 31 in state; top third nationally); 75% white collar (ranks third of 31 in state; top third nationally), 15% blue collar (ranks 29 of 31 in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)

Race
Non-Hispanic: 79% white, 3% black, 11% Asian; 7% Hispanic origin (1990)

Median Household Income
$50,103 (ranks fourth of 31 in state; top third nationally) (1990)

Unusual Features
Talk show host Rosie O'Donnell grew up in Commack; The 1954 original and 1995 remake of the movie "Sabrina" filmed in Glen Cove; In 1661, religious freedom advocate John Bowne allowed Quakers to worship in his Flushing home, one of the oldest structures in the state.

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